What color is #A8B7A7?

#A8B7A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8B7A7?

The RGB value is 168, 183, 167: 168 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8B7A7?

The complementary color is #B6A7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8B7A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8B7A7 color

#A8B7A7 rgb(168, 183, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8B7A7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 71.8% green and 65.5% blue (168, 183, 167).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#A8B7A7 color codes

HEX	`#A8B7A7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 183, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 71.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.88, -8.23, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.88, 10.41, 142.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.056, 44.981, 43.124)`
Decimal	`11057063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8B7A7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8B7A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8B7A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8B7A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8b7a7; }
.text { color: #a8b7a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8b7a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 183 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8b7a7, #a7b7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A8B7A7?: #A8B7A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8B7A7?: The RGB value is 168, 183, 167: 168 red, 183 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8B7A7?: The complementary color is #B6A7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8B7A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.